A Father Mourns His Son: Ali Mousavi Was Killed by Iran Security Forces on Ashoura Anniversary

Ali Mousavi and his father in a photo from Iran-Iraq war era when Ali fought in
the war

Iran's opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi visited her sister's house
on Monday and expressed sympathy with the
mourning family of Martyr Seyyed Ali Habibi Mousavi Khamene. Midday on December
27 during the commemoration of the
anniversary of Ashoura, Ali Mousavi,
the nephew of Mir Hossein Mousavi, was killed during the bitter events that took
place in Tehran.

Ali Mousavi's father holding his picture

Ali Mousavi was shot by a bullet that pierced his heart. He was one
of scores of protesters who died when the security forces opened fire on the
protesters. The state TV has put the number of the dead at 15.

Mir Hossein Mousavi (left) meets father of Ali Mousavi

Karoubi Expresses His Condolences to Mousavi's Family

Opposition leader Mehdi Karoubi in a message
expressed his condolences to Mir Hossein Mousavi and his family over the
agonizing loss of Ali Mousavi.
The full text of his message is as follow:
"We are all from God and we will all return to him" (a versus of the holy
Quran)

Dear Mr. Mir Hossein Mousavi

I was deeply saddened and distressed over the news of martyrdom of your dear
nephew, Mr. Seyyed Ali Habibi Mousavi, who was the brother of another martyr
himself. The martyrdom of that cherished martyr and some other of our countrymen
on the path of combat with lies and in pursue of justice which is truly the
ideas of Imam Hossein's movement, in such a day, showed that the enemies of
justice and freedom have reached to a point and have become so drunk with power
that don't even show respect to Ashoura and the mourners of Imam Hossein. I
wonder that the situation is in a way that thirty years after the Islamic
revolution they (the coup government's Basij and plainclothes thugs) massacre
so many people this savagely on the day of Ashuora and shoot Shias of Imam
Hossein on the streets of the capitol they (the coup government's propaganda
media) call the mother of Islamic lands. I express my condolences for such a
tragedy to you, the mourning families, the Iranian nation and the hidden Imam.

May God's peace , Mercy ,and Blessings fall upon you.

Mehdi Karoubi
December-27-2009

Ayatollah Dastgheyb speaks against the killings

Ayatollah Dastgheyb, senior religious cleric and member of the Assembly of
Experts, by issuing a statement expressed his condolences for the martyrdom of
Mir Hossein Mousavi's nephew and the other martyrs of December 27 Ashoura
attacks on people, and demanded the government to identify their murderers and
put them on trial. According to the report by Jaras, Grand Ayatollah Dastgheyb
referring to the officials has written: Free prisoners; and stop all these
actions against the religion and the law [you commit] with the excuse of
defending the establishment.

This senior religious figure has also called on the scholars and religious
figures to break their silence and invite to good deeds and prevent bad deeds;
and demand the government to abide by the constitution.

The statement of the Assembly of Combatant
Clergymen in condemnation of the recent events

"The Almighty God will cut off the hands of
...these
deceived fools."

The Assembly of
Combatant Clergymen issued a statement in condemnation of yesterday's bloody
violence against people during Aashura's commemoration. The statement reads:

Today we should cry blood that on the day of Hossein's Aashura and after all
sorts of insults to Imam Khomeini's family and his legacy by the phony defenders
of the revolution, there was attack on the prayer hall that has reminded the
name and memory of Imam; and the peaceful ritual of commemorating Aashura was
attacked by clubs, batons and chains and by insulting slogans; and blocked and
broke and this way made the utmost insults to both Aashura and Imam Khomeini and
then beat and bashed innocent people. It is amazing that those who with the
excuse of the "crime" of tearing Imam's picture apart did and said whatever they
wanted and insulted and assaulted allies of Imam and the revolution,
unfortunately now attack and insult the prayer hall that more than anywhere else
is the reminder of the name and greatness of Imam.Baton bearers, with the chants
of "Ali...Ali...", attacked and assaulted other sermons for commemoration of Aashura
in Tehran and some other cities and closed down some of them; and on the day of
Aashura created some bitter events that unfortunately led to the killing and
injuring some of our countrymen in Tehran and some other cities and one of those
killed was the nephew of Imam's favorite prime minister, Mir Hossein Mousavi.